The Democratic Peasants' Party–Stere (, PȚD–Stere) was a

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History

The party was established by

Constantin Stere Constantin G. Stere or Constantin Sterea (Romanian language, Romanian; , ''Konstantin Yegorovich Stere'' or Константин Георгиевич Стере, ''Konstantin Georgiyevich Stere''; also known under his pen name ''Șărcăleanu''; ...

after he left the

National Peasants' Party The National Peasants' Party (also known as the National Peasant Party or National Farmers' Party; , or ''Partidul Național-Țărănist'', PNȚ) was an Agrarianism, agrarian political party in the Kingdom of Romania. It was formed in 1926 throu ...

(PNȚ). In the 1931 general elections, PȚD–Stere ran in an alliance with the League Against Usury (LCC). The alliance received 3% of the vote, winning six seats in the

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. The LCC took one seat and the PȚD-Stere took five.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1601 The party ran alone in the 1932 elections, receiving 1% of the vote and losing all five seats. It later merged into the new Radical Peasants' Party (PȚD), which was established in 1933.

Election results

Parliamentary elections

References

Agrarian parties in Romania Defunct political parties in Romania National Peasants' Party breakaway groups Political parties in the Kingdom of Romania Poporanism {{Romania-party-stub